Huda Beauty Sand Haze Palette Review & Swatches | Haze Obsessions

I haven’t ever felt inclined to purchase anything from Huda Beauty in the past. Not for any particular reason. I just hadn’t wanted anything enough to actually make the purchase. That was until the Haze Obsessions collection was released. There were 3 palettes marketing as hazy, soft glam tools, and I was interested. I picked up two: the Khaki Haze and Sand Haze Palette. This is the review for the Huda Beauty Sand Haze eyeshadow palette*.

the basics –

Like I said, I’m not familiar with Huda Beauty and its formulas and performances. But I was immediately drawn to these Haze Obsession palettes. The concept for this collection was creating that soft-glam, veiled type of smokey eye. And I actually love that. I’ve been trying to get comfortable with, not only doing but wearing, makeup that is a little more blurred and soft and not as defined and harsh all of the time.

The Huda Beauty Sand Haze palette* is a mini 9-pan palette, retailing at $29. It’s described as an ultra-wearable wardrobe of creamy nude mattes, pink-bronze metallics, and a rose-gold shimmer. While the Khaki Haze palette was the first to catch my eye, I couldn’t get this one off my mind either. I love the pinks and roses, and thought it’d complement the Khaki color story nicely too.

I also really enjoy the packaging. The unit itself is a hard plastic. But not only does the color represent the color way inside, it has that hazy vibe on the outside of the packaging as well. It’s really clever and effective. There is also a high quality mirror on the inside, which I can appreciate.

the formula & shade selection –

Like I said in the Khaki Haze review, I’ve been favoring one shadow looks, usually with unique mattes and quality shimmers. And I find I can get a lot of one shadow looks from the Huda Beauty Sand Haze palette.

This color story is a combination of cream and pink/purple leaning mattes, purple/pink metallics, and a gold shimmer. While lovely on my skin tone, I feel as though the mattes will really only work on fair to, maybe, medium skin tones. I’m not sure how they’d fare on deeper skin tones, so you’ll have to let me know if you’ve used this on deeper skin and found success with it. There are 4 shimmer shades. The top left, gold, in my opinion, acts more like a topper shade. It’s not very metallic or saturated, but I think it’s really pretty. And the middle bottom shade is a gorgeous cranberry type of shade. The two I have comments about are the top middle and middle left shade.

Honestly, I think they’re both extremely similar — both in swatches and on the eye. They’re both this pinkish taupe undertone with pink reflect throughout. However, the top shade is significantly more metallic and the glitter is more closely pressed. While the middle left shade leaves the glitter a little more loosely suspended. On the eye; however, that shade has a ton of fallout. And because it’s glitter fallout, it’s really hard to clean up. So I’d definitely do your eyes first if you plan on using that one.

the review –

In terms of soft-glam makeup, I think this palette takes the cake within the Huda Beauty Haze Obsessions collection. While there’s a little less dimension than I found with the Khaki Haze, you can still get a variety of looks. And aside from those two shimmers that look similar, I think the rest of the palette is well placed.

I didn’t notice as much creasing with the Sand Haze palette as I did the Khaki Haze, though I wouldn’t say this is the longest lasting formula I’ve ever used. Like I said in that review, if you hate any kind of creasing, you may not love this formula. Because I did notice a little creasing with some of the metallics, but I don’t mind that.

the bottom line –

The bottom line for me: it’s nice. I wouldn’t rush out and purchase it if I lost it, but I do enjoy it. I love the looks I get from it, and the shadows are relatively easy to use. If you want something deep and dark, this isn’t for you. But if you want something that’s subtle and like pink tones, you’ll really get on with this.

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Similar to my other review, the Huda Beauty Sand Haze palette* isn’t my #1 favorite in my collection. But I’ve been able to get really pretty looks from it, and don’t regret purchasing it. I actually find it a bit easier to work with than the Khaki Haze palette, just because the tones are a little lighter in comparison. Click here if you missed the Khaki Haze review.

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